Photo by Adam Kuehl 

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ONLINE TICKET SALES FOR THE HIMMEL AWARD HAVE CLOSED.
Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event at the door. 

Please contact 914-232-9555 ext. 0 to reserve tickets over the phone, or email myeung@katonahmuseum.org with any questions. 

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The Katonah Museum of Art  is pleased to honor fashion icon:

 

André Leon Talley  

at the

2015 Katonah Museum of Art Himmel Award and Lecture
on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 5PM. 

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Headquarters
1Nc, 2000 Westchester Ave
Purchase, NY 10577   

The event will kick-off with a short program, and then a lecture led by
André Leon Talley. An optional VIP wine reception with the awardee and book signing will immediately follow.

Lecture: $50 members, $75 non-members, $15 students.*
(All lecture tickets are fully tax-deductible.)

Patron Tickets (includes wine reception with awardee
and book signing): $250.* 
($190 tax deductible.) 
*All proceeds benefit the KMA’s exhibition and education fund. KMA is a 501c(3) organization.

André Leon Talley is a legendary style icon and commentator whose dynamic personality and long career have embraced some of the biggest names in the fashion and magazine industry. An early protégé of Diana Vreeland who was also an assistant for Andy Warhol, Talley's work spans the worlds of art, design,and fashion. His new book, Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style, was recently published by Rizzoli.

André Leon Talley Photo:  ©Susan B. Landau

 

The Himmel Award: The Katonah Museum of Art Himmel Award is named in honor of Betty Himmel, who was instrumental in defining the direction and mission of the Katonah Museum of Art and has served as an arts advocate and community leader for many years. The award recognizes creators, conceivers, radical thinkers and risk-takers who have demonstrated their ability to incite, excite and provoke new thinking in the arts. 

Support for the Himmel Award and Lecture is generously provided by The Himmel Family and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. 


Set design provided by Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams.